As French troops continue their airstrikes against Islamist rebels in northern Mali, bearded Muslims in the Malian Capital are falling prey to paranoia, with police forces arresting anyone who might look like Islamists.

The world’s largest Muslim group called Tuesday, January 15, for a ceasefire in Mali, where French troops intervened to fight Islamists in the north of the African country.

Pakistani security forces fired in the air and used tear gas in the capital Islamabad on Tuesday to disperse supporters of a cleric who called for mass rallies against the government.

The Pakistani Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of Raja Pervez Ashraf, the country’s prime minister, in connection with a corruption case, officials say.

The provincial Balochistan government has been dismissed over its handling of the recent attacks on Shia community, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, the Pakistani prime minister, has announced on TV.

IRAN, ZAHEDAN- Shaikh-ul-Islam Abdol-Hameed Ismaeelzahi declared opening fire on smugglers of legal items very painful in the Friday sermon of January 11, 2013 of Grand Makki Masjid.

A string of bombings left at least 93 people dead and over 150 wounded in one of the bloodiest days of violence that Balochistan has seen for years.

More than two million Muslims from around the globe gathered on the banks of Turag River outside the Bangladeshi capital on Friday, January 11, for the world’s second largest Muslim gathering after hajj.

A prominent Islamic scholar, Shaikh Mohammad Ali Amini, visited Darululoom Zahedan on Saturday, Jan. 5 where he presented discourses for students and teachers separately inside the seminary.

Rebel fighters in Mali have captured at least 12 government soldiers along with their vehicle and equipment, reports say.